Where does Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. ranks #7,277 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. hold?

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. holds 45 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 23 technology areas.

What is Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s Innovation Score?

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. has an Innovation Score of 40.0 out of 100 (top 37% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s recent grant velocity is +41% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). The company is maintaining or growing its granted-patent output.

What does claim depth mean for Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s patents?

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s patents average 6.7 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.

Q: What technology areas does Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. focus on?

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s top technology area is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages) with 27 patents, ranking #113 of 3,365 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 23 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 45 granted patents across 23 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Hosokawa ranks #7,277 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 45 patents across 23 technology areas.

#7,277
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 37%
by Innovation Score (40.0/100): 6.7
avg claims per patent: +41%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R7277 · Foreign Corporation #7,277 · 45 grants

GRANTS-SMALL · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-FOCUS · INNOV-THIN · CLAIMS-SPARSE · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-UP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-SMALL 45 grants
UPPER-Q #7,277/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Halla Visteon…
CPC-FOCUS B65D · 23 areas
INNOV-THIN 40.0/100
CLAIMS-SPARSE 6.7 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-UP +41% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Hosokawa’s 40.0 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 13.2 pts (33%) Velocity 5.8 pts (14%) Breadth 17.0 pts (43%) Claim depth 4.0 pts (10%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Antares Pharma · near

40
Hosokawa Yoko · this assignee

40
Janssen Sciences… · near

40
Jiangsu Midea… · near

40
Luxottica S R L · near

40
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Hosokawa's Innovation Score is 40.0/100 (top 37% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Hosokawa?

Each dot is one of Hosokawa’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Hosokawa’s own 6.7 claims/patent is at or below the 16.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Hosokawa vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

Where Hosokawa's grants concentrate

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. is a focused PatentsView assignee: 23 CPC subclasses with 60% of grants classified under B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F). Peak complete grant year is 2020 (6 grants) versus a trough of 2 in 2016. By volume, Hosokawa sits between Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation and Illinois Institute of Technology.

Hosokawa's three-year grant acceleration

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. shows 13 grants in 2022–2024 against only 15 in 2019–2021. That prior window is too thin for a growth multiple (rename and spin-out assignees look artificially high when the baseline is near zero), so PlainPatent withholds a ranked acceleration claim here.

Halla Visteon Cli…

45
Hanmi Science

45
Henny Penny

45
Hood Technology

45
Ii-vi Incorporated

45
Intelligent Fusio…

45
Intevac

45
Illinois Institut…

45
Hosokawa Yoko ◀

45

What this shows Hosokawa holds 45 patents at rank #7,276, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Hosokawa

By rank, the assignees closest to #7,276 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Hosokawa's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Hosokawa, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials), Hosokawa ranks #113 of 3,365 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (40 here).

Jiangsu Midea Cleaning Appliances Co., Ltd. 40 Luxottica S.R.L. 40 Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company 40 Antares Pharma, Inc. 40

Hosokawa's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

40 Top 37% higher than 63% of 49,997 US assignees

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US assignees. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	4	8.9%
2016	2	4.4%
2017	4	8.9%
2018	3	6.7%
2019	4	8.9%
2020	6	13.3%
2021	5	11.1%
2022	5	11.1%
2023	3	6.7%
2024	5	11.1%
2025partial year	4	8.9%

Which technologies does Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. patent most?

B65D - Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR Fittings THEREFOR; Packaging ELEMENTS; Packages 27

B32B - Layered Products, i.e. Products Built-up OF Strata OF Flat OR Non-flat, e.g. Cellular OR Honeycomb, Form 10

A61J - Containers Specially Adapted FOR Medical OR Pharmaceutical PURPOSES; Devices OR Methods Specially Adapted FOR Bringing Pharmaceutical Products Into Particular Physical OR Administering FORMS; Devices FOR Administering Food OR Medicines ORALLY; Baby COMFORTERS; Devices FOR Receiving Spittle 7

B31B - Making Containers OF Paper, Cardboard OR Material Worked IN A Manner Analogous TO Paper 4

B29C - Shaping OR Joining OF PLASTICS; Shaping OF Material IN A Plastic State, NOT Otherwise Provided FOR; After-treatment OF THE Shaped Products, e.g. Repairing 4

C08L - Compositions OF Macromolecular Compounds 3

B29L - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclass B29c, Relating TO Particular Articles 3

B65B - Machines, Apparatus OR Devices FOR, OR Methods OF, Packaging Articles OR MATERIALS; Unpacking 3

Y10T - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former US Classification 3

C09J - ADHESIVES; Non-mechanical Aspects OF Adhesive Processes IN GENERAL; Adhesive Processes NOT Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; USE OF Materials AS Adhesives 2

B29K - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses B29b, B29c OR B29d, Relating TO Moulding Materials OR TO Materials FOR ; Moulds, ; Reinforcements, Fillers OR Preformed Parts, e.g. Inserts 2

A61L - Methods OR Apparatus FOR Sterilising Materials OR Objects IN GENERAL; Disinfection, Sterilisation OR Deodorisation OF AIR; Chemical Aspects OF Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical ARTICLES; Materials FOR Bandages, Dressings, Absorbent Pads OR Surgical Articles 2

F16K - VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; Devices FOR Venting OR Aerating 2

Y10S - Technical Subjects Covered BY Former Uspc Cross-reference ART Collections [XRACs] AND Digests 1

A23V - Indexing Scheme Relating TO Foods, Foodstuffs OR Non-alcoholic Beverages AND Lactic OR Propionic Acid Bacteria Used IN Foodstuffs OR Food Preparation 1

Top 15 of 23 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.'s lead technology class is B65D (Containers FOR Storage OR Transport OF Articles OR Materials, e.g. Bags, Barrels, Bottles, Boxes, Cans, Cartons, Crates, Drums, Jars, Tanks, Hoppers, Forwarding CONTAINERS; Accessories, Closures, OR F), 60% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore B65D
Ranked #7,277 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd. against Halla Visteon Climate Control Corporation, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 40.0/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

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